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The good old boy club is alive and SICK. The town elite Is protecting one of their own.How did this wacko get a gun permit in the first place. The town mukimuks are once again glossing over a problem in their little clique. The answer is revoke his gun permit, fire him and anyone who defends his action. Look in the mirror Good lod boys.

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the decision logic accounted for in the article would indicate to me that he should be looking for another job! I would hope that the town of Blufton looks at this as what it is.. disturbing reflection of the way the person will work with citizens in daily duties.

I've known Mr. Hodge professionally for many years but never personally. He was always helpful and professional in his capacity over at the Town of HH permits and inspections department. But this is absolutely absurd. This kind of thing happens in a Stephen King novel. Mr. Hodge needs some help. He certainly needs our prayers. This is bazaar.

Posted by adracer1 - Sun, 2008-04-27 08:38

Personally I for one do not want to see this swept under the rug and forgotten with that little slap on the wrist that some "HOMEBOYS" call "justice".

I think ALL TOWN OFFICIALS are reflections of the town they represent.This isn't a good image for our town.
Everybody use to joke (ridicule) our town for it's speedtraps. Well now we'll have a whole new line of jokes about TOWN OFFICIALS

Sadly, a six-month-old kitten named Mud Pie had its life violently ended by Frank Hodge, Bluffton's building inspections director. The explanation provided was that the kitten appeared sick, although it had been sitting on its owner's lap minutes before. Hodge paid about $800 in fines and is suspended from his $105,000-a-year job for two weeks.

Many things are wrong.

State law specifies that "whoever ... cruelly kills or inflicts ... pain or suffering upon any animal ... is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be punished by imprisonment of not less than one hundred eighty days and not to exceed five years, and by a fine of five thousand dollars."

Hodge received a "courtesy" summons, bypassing jail and the selection of a charge that essentially provides a slap on the wrist.

There are inherent standards of conduct and the bar is set higher for individuals in positions of authority. They must represent residents and the government in a responsible manner. Hodge's behavior has failed in every respect.

Bluffton officials' tolerance of this criminal behavior sends a message to youth and adults that animal abuse is not a big deal.

Laws must be established, enforced and applied to all individuals equally, and carry a strong message that violence against any creature -- human or not human -- is intolerable.

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